Triple delight for Kathryn

strongER every day: Kathryn Chadwick with sons Michael, Andrew and James

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EXPECTANT mum Kathryn Chadwick was pretty surprised when a scan showed she was going to have twins.

Then the nurse joked: "Let's just see if there's another one in there!"

But to Kathryn and husband Richard's shock, it was no joke.

And on 11 April the pair became proud parents to 4lb 13oz Andrew Richard, 4lb 13oz Michael Alan and 5lb 1oz James Arthur, beating odds of around 1 in 4,500.

Describing himself as 'zombified' when he found out he was to be a dad of three, Richard, 33, said: "What's funny is that before I met Kathryn, I didn't even want to be a dad.

"All that changed when I met her and her two-year-old, Adam, but still this has come as a massive surprise!"

He said they already had distinct personalities. "Michael made the nurse laugh because within minutes of being born he had his bum in the air. He's the one who'll be up and off as soon as he's old enough," he added.

The triplets are being monitored at Tameside Hospital for the time being while they learn to feed properly before returning home to Stonecliffe Avenue in Stalybridge.

Tired but happy, Kathryn, 19, said she was prepared for lots of hard work.

But she added: "We've got loads of family in the area and we know they'll help out.

"We've definitely got no plans to have any more but of course we keep getting people saying just one more and we'll have enough for a five-a-side team!"

Both say it is vital for the area that the hospital retain its maternity and paediatrics unit.

Richard said: "If it was further away it would be much harder for people to come and visit and with Kathryn having a Caesarean she would have struggled to come every day to feed the babies."